Getting an error message everytime I load IE

[Jon]

Everytime I want to go into the Internet it gives me an
error message...which reads: Cannot
find 'file:///C:/WINDOWS/secure.html'. Make sure the path
or internet address is correct.


One day I wanted to go into the iternet and it brought me
to this weird site that I have never seen before. So I
changed the homepage, thinking everything would be
alright. Well when I closed off the internet, and loaded a
new one up, it somehow automatically change the homepage
again, and it would change it immediately after I "ok'd"
the Internet Options, from the toolbar Tools. So I found
the path from the extension C:WINDOWS and delete the file
secure.html. So now it give that error message every time
I go into the Internet. What is wrog and what can I do to
fix it.

 

[war17]

Some website has hijacked your homepage.

1. Use the following scanners to find and remove the website.

SpyBot S&D searches your harddisk for so-called spy- or adbots;
http://security.kolla.de/
or
Adaware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
or
CWShredder
http://www.spychecker.com/program/cwshredder.html

2. Some porn websites redirects links to their websites using your HOSTS
file. Do a search for the HOSTS (without extension) file and remove the
entry.

3. If still no joy, download HijackThis from Spywareinfo download page

http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php

Run the program and you will find many entries. Most are OK. Post the log. I
will find the problem for you.

4. For future preventive maintenance, make sure programs cannot just
download on your computer without your permission. From the Internet
Toolbar, go to Tools > Internet Options > Advanced. Make sure "Enable
Install On Demand (Internet Explorer)" and "Enable Install On Demand
(Other)" are unchecked.